Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University | |
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motto | Freely ye received, freely give |
founding | 1937 |
Sponsorship | private, churches of Christ |
place | Malibu , California , USA |
president | Jim Gash |
Students | approx. 7,600 |
Professors | 636 |
Foundation assets | $ 513 million |
University sports | West Coast Conference |
Website | www.pepperdine.edu |
Coordinates: 34 ° 1 ′ 29 " N , 118 ° 49 ′ 38" W.
The Pepperdine University is a private university in Malibu in Los Angeles County , State of California . The college belongs to the religious community of Christ's Churches . In 2010 about 7,700 students were enrolled. Until 2008, the university campus served as a location for the youth series " Zoey 101 ".
history
In 1937 the George Pepperdine College was founded. After this was severely affected by the Watts riots in 1965, Pepperdine University moved to Malibu in 1972 and left the south side of Los Angeles to the increasingly African-American population. With the establishment of the Law Faculty in 1971, Pepperdine received university status. In more recent times, the university has attracted attention as a stronghold of the evangelical movement: Laura Schlessinger was Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University for eight years , and James Dobson received an honorary doctorate here.
Ranking
In the university rankings, Pepperdine was named the 58th best university for undergraduate education and 55th best law school by the US News & World Report . The Princeton Review included Pepperdine in 2004 and 2007 in a list of colleges that have "Dorms Like Palaces" (dormitories like palaces) . In 2006 and 2007 it also received the “Most Beautiful Campus” award. Pepperdine also received ratings such as “Students pray regularly” and “High quality of life”. Because of its evangelical orientation, many claim that the student body exudes a religiously and politically conservative atmosphere. The 2005 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges also listed Pepperdine as one of the largest conservative colleges in the USA. A study by Harvard University, on the other hand, comes to the conclusion that the university's law school is the most ideologically balanced among the 50 most important institutions of this type in the USA, since almost the same number of professors describe themselves as left ("liberal") or conservative.
Sports
The sports teams are the waves . The university is a member of the West Coast Conference . The swimming pool, the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool , hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics water polo tournament in Los Angeles.
Well-known graduates and employees
- Hannes Ametsreiter - CEO of Vodafone GmbH
- Pierce Brown - writer
- Chace Crawford - actor
- Paris Dennard - Republican policy advisor and commentator
- Juan Ponce Enrile junior - Filipino politician
- Brad Gilbert - tennis player, coach of Agassi
- Jason Gore - golfer
- Chase Griffin - basketball player
- James Hahn - Former Mayor of Los Angeles (2001-2005)
- Dennis Johnson - basketball player
- Montell Jordan - R&B musician and pastor
- Brandy Norwood - R&B musician
- Eric Christian Olsen - actor
- Kenneth Starr - Dean of the Law School
- Cem Uzan - Turkish politician, businessman, media entrepreneur
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.pepperdine.edu/about/administration/president/
- ↑ About Pepperdine - Pepperdine at a Glance . Pepperdine University. 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ Pepperdine University: About Pepperdine History (English). Accessed March 27, 2010
- ↑ US News & World Report: Best Colleges 2010 - Pepperdine University (English). Accessed March 27, 2010
- ↑ US News & World Report: Best Law Schools . Accessed March 27, 2010
- ↑ Mike Admas: Colleges to Attend in Townhall.com of December 11, 2006 (English). Accessed March 27, 2010
- ^ Edward S. Fisk (editor). Fiske Guide to College 2005, 21st Edition, Barnes & Noble, 2004
- ↑ Bonica Adam, Chilton Adam, Rozema Kyle and Sen Maya: The Legal Academy's Ideological Uniformity, https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/msen/files/law-prof-ideology.pdf